The polls have closed in a crucial Welsh by-election. The votes are being counted in Caerphilly after weeks of fierce campaigning by parties hoping to win the Welsh Parliament constituency from Labour ...

Riad Bajic’s second-half goal was all it took for Cypriot side AEK Larnaca to beat Crystal Palace and secure a 1-0 Conference League victory at Selhurst Park. Palace were hoping to make it two wins ...

Two goals in three second-half minutes got Celtic motoring in the Europa League as Brendan Rodgers’ side came from behind to beat 10-man Sturm Graz 2-1.

Morgan Gibbs-White and Igor Jesus’ penalties sealed Nottingham Forest a first European victory in 30 years as life under Sean Dyche began with a much-needed 2-0 win against Porto.

Exeter were convincing winners in the Devon derby as goals in either half from Reece Cole and Akeel Higgins gave them a 2-0 win over arch-rivals Plymouth. Exeter started well with Danny Andrew firing ...

Oscar Piastri admits he is surprised at how Max Verstappen has charged into the world championship fight. After Piastri’s win ...

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery said his side have to become more clinical from the penalty spot after a shock Europa League ...

Rohl’s first team selection saw him bring in defender Nasser Djiga and much-maligned 21-year-old striker Youssef Chermiti for Derek Cornelius and Bojan Miovski, who were both on the bench.

Aberdeen’s mini-revival was halted in demoralising fashion as they crashed to a meek 6-0 Conference League defeat at the hands of AEK Athens in the noisy OPAP Arena. Jimmy Thelin’s side arrived in the ...

Aston Villa suffered a Europa League humbling as they were beaten 2-1 by Dutch minnows Go Ahead Eagles in Deventer. Unai Emery’s side looked good to extend their winning streak to six matches in all ...

Further violent behaviour around asylum seeker accommodation in Dublin will be met with a ‘very forceful response’, Ireland’s justice ...

The US and the EU are hitting Russia with another round of sanctions, aiming to cut into oil and gas export earnings that fund Moscow’s war against Ukraine.